ian holloway
Like one, that on a lonesome roadDoth walk in fear and dread,And having once turned round walks on,And turns no more his head;Because he knows, a frightful fiendDoth close behind him tread.Samuel Taylor Coleridge“The Rime of The Ancient Mariner”Bookended by Tom Baker's recitation of the above...
ian holloway
The final episode of series 2 of the children's spooky anthology show Shadows, written by Ewart Alexander - who also wrote episodes in series one, 'After School', and three, 'Eleven O'Clock' - is a bit of a strange one.George (Julia Lewis) is obsessed with the historical figures she's postered her...
ian holloway
In 'The Other Window' was the final episode of the first series of the supernatural anthology series 'Shadows' scientist father John Woodvine ('Knights of God', 'Enys Men') brings home a fresnel lens to amuse his three children, Elizabeth (Gwyneth Strong), Mark (Roy Jacobs) & Jan (Sophie...
ian holloway
By it's third and final series, the ITV anthology 'Shadows' was running out of both scares and steam and was delving into the realms of fantasy with stories about Merlin, magic lands and, in this instance, Peter Pan.At it's centre and hamming it up horribly is future 'Grange Hill' caretaker George...
Abhinav Bhatt
A hitman wants to turn his life around and become an actor. But his past keeps creeping on to him from behind and he gives hits after hits, from bullets and not with his acting career. Making dark comedy is such a delicate task as one wrong move can totally change the tone of the whole show. I...
1ucasvb's lab
Caltech recently announced the release on YouTube of the excellent educational TV show The Mechanical Universe, which gives an accessible but still formal approach to physics and physics history. The show pioneered the use of technical 3D animations as a way to explain complex math and physics...